Process for the manufacture of chenille fringes or other similar ornaments and products



April 22, 1930. RODlER 1,755,839

- PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CHENILLE FRINGES.

on OTHER SIMILAR ORNAMENTS AND PRODUCTS Filed Feb. 10, 1928 77 v fijz E LA Fiodwsr NVENT K.

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Patented Apr. 22, 1930 our PAUL RODIER, OF PARIS, FRANCE, ASSIGNOE TO RODIER, OF PARIS, FRANCE, A LIM- i ITEDJOINT-STOCK COMBANY F FRANCE I PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF C nniLLE rmnenson OTHER SIMILAR,

ORNAMENTS Am PRODUCTS Application filed February 10, 1928, Serial No. 253,357, and in France February 18:, 1927. i?

of a suitable material and a'covering of threads of silk or wool, imparting to the chenille the appearance of a satin cord.

The object of the inventionis to transform Iknown chenilles of this kind into .a product having, at a distance, the appearance of feathers. This object is attained by meansof the method hereinafter claimed and described with reference to the accompanying drawing,

in which Figs. 1 to 4 illustrate the several stages in the production of known types of chenille.

Fig. 5 is a front view of the provisional fabric. r

Fig. 6. shows a portion'of thisprovisional fabric on a larger scale. V

Fig. 7 is a section of the provisional fabric on the line 7, 7, of Fig. '5.

Fig. 8 isv a view of the chenille after stripping ofi the provisionalfabric.

Fig. 9 is a view of a chenille fringe made in accordance with the invention.

Figure 10 is a plan View of a section of provisional'fabric which forms an intermediate step in the manufacture of fanciful effects in fringes according to this invention.

A provisional fabric is first woven with two selvedges 3 3? and consists of chenilles 1, 2

/ forming weft threads and an auxiliary thread of any kind forming the warp.

Theseohenilles are obtained by securing to the cotton core 1' (Figs. 1 and 2) silk threads 2 or the f like and passing this assembly.

through a tube, producing a chenille consisting of a cotton core and a silk facing.

Figs. 6 and 7 show the formation of the provisional fabric'in detaiL, In particular it will be seen thatthe warp threads 4 become 7 embedded in the silk coating 2 of the chenille andproduce scallops in it (Fig. 7 )7.

The provisional'fabric is then dyed by known methods. The effect of dyeing is to increase the aforesaid efiects, viz: the penetration of the auxiliary thread 4 intothe silk coating 2 of the chenille. Y

The provisional fabricis then stripped oif,

the threads of the auxiliary warp 4 being entirely removed from this fabric and its selvedge 3 Thus a fringe is made (Fig. 9)' consisting of chenille's with a covering 2 scalloped here" and there as a result of auxiliary warp threads, like the chenille shown in detail in Fig. 8. These fringes look like feathers at 'a dis tance. v i

Numerous alterations can be made in the aforesaid process descr bed, for example.

In the first-place by means of this process veryvaried ornaments can be made, sashes,

flounces for dresses etc., and even simple seal-j loped chenilles can be made. For this it suf-,

fices,-in fact to undo the two selvedges 3 3 of the ornament, removing theauxiliary warp thread 4 from the entire provisional fabric and this will completely release the chenille 1, 2 after the action of thiswarp thread on the covering 2 thereof. f

The aforesaid, process canalso be applied by omittingthe operation of dyeing the provisional fabricand by printing the latter instead. Thuschenilles can be made printed with any suitable design.

The chenille coverings 2 may be' in one colour or formed, on the other hand, with several threads of different colours.

The provisional fabric illustratively exemplified in Figure lo, is formed by means of chenille 2 and of an auxiliary thread 4; the

fabric having two selvedges 10', and 10 The provisional fabric is divided into al-'-' ternate squares 15 and 15 Inthe square 15" each chenille 2 passes alternately under and over an auxiliary thread 4. jConsequently,

in the square 15"the auxiliary threads .4 pre sent on the outer face of the close and regular-network. p In the square 15 on'the contrary,'the

chenille 2 passes alternately over-an auxiliary fabric, a very thread 4, then below three or four auxiliary v V threads4and'so on indefinitely. V Consequently, in the square 15*, the auxiliary threads 4 present on the outer face of the fabric a very loose but nevertheless regular network.

Summarizing, while" in the square 15 the depressions formed in the chenille 2 are separated from each other a short distance d, in

the square 15 on the contrary, the undulations of this chenille 2 are separated from each other a substantial distance D.

The provisional fabric thus obtained is then treated as explained in the case of Figs.

1 to 9, i. e.,' the provisional fabric is printed and then decorticated by removing the auxiliary thread 4. V

In this manner, fringes are obtained which have been irregularly depressed or grooved by the auxiliary threads 4 and consequently present fanciful effects and various designs.

The invention not only comprises the afore-' said processes but also includes the new industrial products, such as fringes, chenilles, Y

and other ornaments made by the improved processes, r y V In particular. the invention concerns a chenille 1, 2, the covering'2 of which is scalloped: here and there, the chenille thus having a characteristic appearance.

Claims 1. As a new article of manufacture, a

' fringe," trimming or the like consisting of smooth and feather likeareas.

' strands of chenille each strand comprising acore and'a strand-like facing with the facing strands substantially adhering to the core at intervals and standing away therefrom between the adhering portions whereby the article as a Whole presents, ata distance,

the appearance of feathers.

.2. The herein described method 'of' manufacturing fringes, trimmings, passernenterie and the like from chenille, which latter cornprises a core and a strand-like facing, which method consists in applying external pressure to the facing at intervals alon the length of the chenille to cause the strands of the facing to substantially adhere to the; core at the places where the pressure was applied and thereafter ,removingth'e' pressure, whereby the chenille will have alternate relatively 3. Thejherein described method of manufacturing fringes, trimmings, passementerie and the like from chenille, which latter comprises a core and a strand-like facing, which method consists in weaving together a chenilleand an auxiliary thread with suf ficient pressure '-of the latter against the chenille to cause the strands of the facing to substantially adhere to the core at intervals along": the length. of the core and thereafter removing the auxiliary thread so that the chenille will have alternate relatively smooth and feather-like areas.

In testimony whereof v I i PAUL RODIER.

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